Table 11: Australian Election Study - attitudes to impact of immigration by highest post-school qualification (percentages)

  

 

 Total

 Highest post-school qualification

none

trade and non-trade other

undergrad. diploma or associate diploma

bachelor's degree or post graduate

 Immigrants increase the crime ratea

strongly agree

agree

neither agree nor disagree

disagree

strongly disagree

21

30

26

16

6

25

31

24

13

4

26

33

23

13

4

11

26

34

19

9

8

22

30

27

13

total

100

100

100

100

100

 Immigrants are generally good for Australia's economyb

strongly agree

agree

neither agree nor disagree

disagree

strongly disagree

8

41

30

14

5

6

37

33

15

6

8

37

30

17

8

6

54

21

14

4

11

50

26

11

2

total

100

100

100

100

100

 Immigrants take jobs way from people are born in Australiac

strongly agree

agree

neither agree nor disagree

disagree

strongly disagree

14

26

27

23

7

18

28

26

18

6

15

30

27

21

5

8

16

29

36

11

6

18

29

33

13

total

100

100

100

100

100

 Immigrants make Australia more open to new ideas and culturesd

strongly agree

agree

neither agree nor disagree

disagree

strongly disagree

26

51

13

5

3

22

51

16

5

3

22

52

17

5

2

31

57

6

3

3

41

49

6

2

2

total

100

100

100

100

100

N

(1797)

(706)

(524)

(140)

(343)

Notes:

a Totals may not add to 100 because of rounding and because missing values are not shown (n =32)

b See a (n =43)

c See a (n =39)

d See a (n =37)